useful load

noun

: the excess of the full load including the crew and passengers, oil and fuel, auxiliary power system, and communication, navigation, and other equipment over the dead weight of an aircraft itself compare dead load

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of useful load was in 1914

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“Useful load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful%20load. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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